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Neopronouns are nonbinary pronouns distinct from the common she, he and they. Terms such as “xe” and “em” are often used by trans and nonbinary people.
A set of four badges, created by the organizers of the XOXO art and technology festival in Portland, Oregon. Preferred gender pronouns (also called personal gender pronouns, often abbreviated as PGP [1]) are the set of pronouns (in English, third-person pronouns) that an individual wants others to use to reflect that person's own gender identity.
A minority of editors may avoid third-person pronouns entirely when referring to other editors, or may refer to other editors using less common gender-neutral pronouns like xe/xem. These approaches are generally not perceived as misgendering, since pronoun sets like they/them and xe/xem can refer to unknown or unspecified gender, not just to ...
One of the first instances of a neopronoun being used was in 1789, when William H. Marshall recorded the use of "ou" as a pronoun. [9] "Thon" was originally a Scots version of "yon" and means "that" or "that one". [10] [11] In 1858, it was introduced as a gender-neutral pronoun by the American composer Charles Crosby Converse.
While the usual pronouns of “He,” “She” or even “They” are used to describe whether someone is masculine or feminine, the use of neopronouns may “express a person’s identity in a ...
Pronouns that we use are as much of us as the rest of our identity. If your child tells you their pronouns, it's important to listen.
I refer to myself with they / them or xe / xem pronouns. I use Mx. as both my courtesy title and my honorific . (I pronounce it like "mix", but I've heard "em-ex" too and think that also sounds nice.)
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